Species

Primula hendersonii (Henderson’s shooting star)

Primula hendersonii. Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Primula hendersonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western North America, from California north to southern British Columbia and Idaho. Common names include broad-leaved shooting star, Henderson’s shooting star, mosquito bills, and sailor caps.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
        Family: Primulaceae (Primroses)
        Subfamily: Primuloideae
        Tribe: Primuleae
        Genus: Primula (Primroses)
        Subgenus: Auriculastrum
        Section: Dodecatheon (Shooting stars)
        Species: Primula hendersonii (Henderson’s shooting star)

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